On September 18, 1631, the records of Elgin formalised the case of Elspet Watsone, a resident of the parish of St Giles. Her appearance before the local authorities remains documented within the broader administrative history of the town, specifically preserved in the second volume of William Cramond’s *The Records of Elgin*. As with many individuals navigating the legal landscape of early 17th-century Scotland, Elspet found herself drawn into the formal mechanisms of the Scottish judicial system during a period when the prosecution of witchcraft was subject to heightened institutional scrutiny.
The documentation regarding Elspet provides a concise anchor for this episode, framing her experience within the archival context of case C/EGD/2249. While the surviving evidence is limited to this specific register of her encounter with the authorities of Elgin, it underscores the intersection of community life and the formal exercise of ecclesiastical and civil law in the post-Reformation era. Through the preservation of her name and the date of her case, Elspet remains a distinct figure within the historical landscape of Moray, reflecting the structured ways in which the society of the time recorded and responded to those formally accused under the statutes of the period.